Dr Sophia Lin

Senior Lecturer

PhD in epidemiology: UNSW Sydney, Australia
Master of Education (Higher Education): UNSW Sydney, Australia
Master of Public Health: University of Sydney, Australia
Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) (Honours): University of Sydney, Australia

Medicine & Health

School of Health Sciences

My research interests and experience for more than a decade has been in chronic disease prevention and control, primarily in obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cervical cancer. I have experience working with a range of communities including in Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse adults in urban and rural Australia, the Pacific Islands (Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Marshall Islands), Asia (Sri Lanka, Myanmar), and East Africa (Uganda).

I am establishing myself as a researcher who has expertise in the use of existing data to support community groups and organisations to develop, deliver, evaluate and advocate for solutions to urgent public health problems of importance to them. In particular, I bring my prior experiences as a nutritionist and dietitian and close collaboration with diverse communities.

I am currently a Lecturer in the School of Population Health, teaching undergraduate courses in epidemiology, chronic disease program evaluation, and physical activity and nutrition advocacy. In addition, I serve as the Academic Advisor for the Bachelor of International Public Health program and am Chair of the Early Career and Postgraduate Students Sub-Committee of CAPHIA (Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia). I completed my PhD from UNSW Sydney in 2017, which investigated the obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemiology in three Pacific Island nations. My previous studies include a Master of Public Health (majoring in the chronic disease stream) and Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) (Honours) from the University of Sydney. Immediately prior to commencing employment at UNSW in 2011, I worked as a Research Dietitian at The Boden Institute.

Phone

+61-2-93858682

E-mail

sophia.lin@unsw.edu.au

Journal articles | 2023

Bhandari B; Liu Z; Lin S; Macniven R; Akombi-Inyang B; Hall J; Feng X; Schutte AE; Xu X, 2023, 'Long-Term Consumption of 10 Food Groups and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies', Advances in Nutrition, 14, pp. 55 - 63,

Journal articles | 2023

Macniven R; Lin S; Akombi-Inyang B; Cheng C; Xu X, 2023, 'Editorial: Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly in COVID-19 response', Frontiers in Public Health, 11, pp. 1104758,

Journal articles | 2023

Puzzuoli D; Lin SF; Malekakhlagh M; Pritchett E; Rosand B; Wood CJ, 2023, 'Algorithms for perturbative analysis and simulation of quantum dynamics', Journal of Computational Physics, 489,

Journal articles | 2023

Richmond RL; Lee WH; Lin S; Obol JH; Akera P; Menezes G; Hyslop F; Awor A; Sevenska MS; Ojara P; Melik AG; Oceng D; Acaye L; Ayero P; Ayeerwot R; Dandgaval R; Bence E; Black E; Clarke S; Fry H; Worth H, 2023, 'Comparing Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Among Rural and Urban Women in Northern Uganda', Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38, pp. 5139 - 5163,

Journal articles | 2022

Beetson J; Anderson P; Lin S; Williamson F; Amazan R; Boughton B; Morrell S; Taylor R; Schwartz M, 2022, 'Impact of a Community-Controlled Adult Literacy Campaign on Crime and Justice Outcomes in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities', International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 11, pp. 56 - 68,

Journal articles | 2022

Bhatti AJ; Lin S; Post D; Baldock K; Dawes N, 2022, 'Prevalence and characteristics of advocacy curricula in Australian public health degrees', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33, pp. 50 - 56,

Journal articles | 2022

Boughton B; Williamson F; Lin S; Taylor R; Beetson J; Bartlett B; Anderson P; Morrell S, 2022, 'Measuring adult English literacy improvements in First Nations communities in Australia', International Journal of Training Research, 20, pp. 248 - 263,

Journal articles | 2022

2022, 'Impact of a Community-Controlled Adult Literacy Campaign on Crime and Justice Outcomes in Remote Australian Aboriginal Communities', International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 11, pp. 56 - 68

Journal articles | 2021

Akombi-Inyang B; Huda MN; Schutte AE; Macniven R; Lin S; Rawstorne P; Xu X; Renzaho A, 2021, 'The association between post-migration nutrition and lifestyle transition and the risk of developing chronic diseases among sub-Saharan African migrants: A mixed method systematic review protocol', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 4706,

Journal articles | 2021

Lin S; Williamson F; Beetson J; Bartlett B; Boughton B; Taylor R, 2021, 'Quantifying low English literacy in Australian Aboriginal communities: a correlational study', Australian Educational Researcher, 48, pp. 267 - 280,

Journal articles | 2021

Luna-Castillo KP; Lin S; Muñoz-Valle JF; Vizmanos B; López-Quintero A; Márquez-Sandoval F, 2021, 'Functional food and bioactive compounds on the modulation of the functionality of hdl-c: A narrative review', Nutrients, 13,

Journal articles | 2021

Obol JH; Lin S; Obwolo MJ; Harrison R; Richmond R, 2021, 'Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of cervical cancer prevention among health workers in rural health centres of Northern Uganda', BMC Cancer, 21, pp. 110,

Journal articles | 2021

Obol JH; Lin S; Obwolo MJ; Harrison R; Richmond R, 2021, 'Provision of cervical cancer prevention services in Northern Uganda: a survey of health workers from rural health centres', BMC Health Services Research, 21,

Journal articles | 2020

Gamlath L; Nandasena S; Silva PD; Morrell S; Linhart C; Lin S; Sharpe A; Nathan S; Taylor R, 2020, 'Community intervention for cardiovascular disease risk factors in Kalutara, Sri Lanka', BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 20,

Journal articles | 2020

Obol JH; Harrison R; Lin S; Obwolo MJ; Richmond R, 2020, 'Perceptions of key informants on the provision of cervical cancer prevention and control programme in Uganda: implication for cervical cancer policy', BMC Public Health, 20, pp. 1396,

Journal articles | 2019

Lin S; Rocha VM; Taylor R, 2019, 'Artefactual inflation of type 2 diabetes prevalence in WHO STEP surveys', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 24, pp. 477 - 483,

Journal articles | 2018

Linhart C; Taylor R; Morrell S; Lin S, 2018, 'Continued increases in blood pressure over two decades in Samoa (1991–2013); around one-third of the increase explained by rising obesity levels', BMC Public Health, 18, pp. 1122,

Journal articles | 2018

Taylor R; Lin S; Linhart C; Morrell S, 2018, 'Overview of trends in cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors in Fiji', Annals of Human Biology, 45, pp. 188 - 201,

Journal articles | 2017

Lin S; Naseri T; Linhart C; Morrell S; Taylor R; McGarvey ST; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Trends in diabetes and obesity in Samoa over 35 years, 1978–2013', Diabetic Medicine, 34, pp. 654 - 661,

Journal articles | 2017

Lin S; Naseri T; Linhart C; Morrell S; Taylor R; McGarvey ST; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Response to comments by Hoyer and Brinks (2017) on: ‘Diabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Samoa over 1978–2013’', International Journal of Public Health, pp. 1 - 2,

Journal articles | 2017

Lin S; Naseri T; Linhart CL; Morrell S; Taylor R; McGarvey ST; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Diabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Samoa over 1978–2013', International Journal of Public Health, 62, pp. 687 - 694,

Journal articles | 2017

Linhart C; Tukana I; Lin S; Taylor R; Morrell S; Vatucawaqa P; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Declines and plateaux in smoking prevalence over three decades in Fiji', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 19, pp. 1315 - 1321,

Journal articles | 2017

Linhart CL; Naseri T; Lin S; Morrell S; Taylor R; McGarvey ST; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2017, 'Tobacco smoking trends in Samoa over four decades: can continued globalization rectify that which it has wrought?', Globalization and Health, 13, pp. 31,

Journal articles | 2017

Taing CY; Gibson AA; Colagiuri S; Vita P; Cardona-Morrell M; Bauman A; Moore M; Williams M; Milat A; Hony J; Lin S; Gwizd M; Fiatarone Singh MA, 2017, 'Primary analysis of the Mandarin-speaking sub-study within the Sydney diabetes prevention program', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 132, pp. 118 - 126,

Journal articles | 2017

Wiseman V; Lagarde M; Batura N; Lin S; Irava W; Roberts G, 2017, 'Measuring inequalities in the distribution of the Fiji Health Workforce', International Journal for Equity in Health, 16, pp. 115,

Journal articles | 2016

Lin S; Hufanga S; Linhart CL; Morrell S; Taylor R; Magliano D; Zimmet P, 2016, 'Diabetes and obesity trends in Tonga over 40 years', Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 28, pp. 475 - 485,

Journal articles | 2016

Linhart C; Tukana I; Lin S; Taylor R; Morrell S; Vatucawaqa P; Magliano D; Zimmet P, 2016, 'Continued increases in hypertension over three decades in Fiji, and the influence of obesity', Journal of Hypertension, 34, pp. 402 - 409,

Journal articles | 2016

Morrell S; Lin S; Tukana I; Linhart CL; Taylor R; Vatucawaqa P; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2016, 'Diabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Fiji', Population Health Metrics, 14, pp. 45,

Journal articles | 2016

Taylor R; Zimmet P; Naseri T; Hufanga S; Tukana I; Magliano DJ; Lin S; Linhart C; Morrell S, 2016, 'Erroneous inflation of diabetes prevalence: Are there global implications?', Journal of Diabetes, 8, pp. 766 - 769,

Journal articles | 2015

Lin S; Tukana I; Linhart CL; Morrell S; Taylor R; Vatucawaqa P; Magliano DJ; Zimmet P, 2015, 'Diabetes and obesity trends in Fiji over 30 years', Journal of Diabetes,

Journal articles | 2014

Fong J; Gyaneshwar R; Lin S; Morrell S; Taylor R; Brassil A; Stuart A; McGowan C, 2014, 'Cervical screening using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and Treatment with cryotherapy in Fiji', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 15, pp. 10757 - 10762,

Journal articles | 2014

Mirzaei M; Lin S; Taylor R, 2014, 'O216 Patterns of saturated and polyunsaturated fat intake: Trends from 48 countries, 1960-2000', Global Heart, 9, pp. e60 - e61,

Journal articles | 2012

McKimm J; Newton PM; De Silva A; Campbell J; Kafoa B; Kiriton R; Lin S; Roberts GJ, 2012, 'Commissioning the education of healthcare professionals: A review of international trends and approaches', Pacific Health Dialog, 18, pp. 16 - 27,

Journal articles | 2012

McKimm J; Newton PM; De Silva P; Campbell J; Kafoa B; Kiriton R; Lin S; Roberts GJ, 2012, 'Accreditation of healthcare professional education programs: A review of international trends and current approaches in Pacific island countries', Pacific Health Dialog, 18, pp. 28 - 41,

Journal articles | 2012

Roberts G; Lin S; Asimus L, 2012, 'Universal coverage and incentives to work in rural and remote areas of the Pacific', Pacific Health Dialog, 18, pp. 78 - 83,

Journal articles | 2011

Vita P; Colagiuri S; Davies D; Lin S; Williams M; Fiatarone Singh M; Bauman A; King L, 2011, 'Socio-economic and psychosocial differences of participants in the Sydney Diabetes Prevention Program and predictors of weight loss', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 5, pp. 20 - 20,
Conference Abstracts | 2023

Bhattarai B; Liu Z; Lin S; Macniven R; Akombi-Inyang B; Hall J; Feng X; Schutte A; Xu X, 2023, 'Long-term consumption of ten food groups and cardiovascular mortality: a systematic review and dose response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies', in Population Medicine, Vol. 5,

Conference Papers | 2023

Ravi GS; Baker JM; Fayyazi A; Lin SF; Javadi-Abhari A; Pedram M; Chong FT, 2023, 'Better Than Worst-Case Decoding for Quantum Error Correction', in International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems - ASPLOS, pp. 88 - 102,

Conference Papers | 2023

Stein S; Sussman S; Tomesh T; Guinn C; Tureci E; Lin SF; Tang W; Ang J; Chakram S; Li A; Martonosi M; Chong F; Houck AA; Chuang IL; Demarco M, 2023, 'HetArch: Heterogeneous Microarchitectures for Superconducting Quantum Systems', in Proceedings of the 56th Annual IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture, MICRO 2023, pp. 539 - 554,

Conference Papers | 2022

Lin SF; Sussman S; Duckering C; Mundada PS; Baker JM; Kumar RS; Houck AA; Chong FT, 2022, 'Let Each Quantum Bit Choose Its Basis Gates', in Proceedings of the Annual International Symposium on Microarchitecture, MICRO, pp. 1042 - 1058,

Conference Papers | 2021

Lin S; Craig A; Heywood A, 2021, 'Online teaching of epidemiology and biostatistics: where do we go from here?', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, pp. 140 - 140,

Conference Papers | 2020

Ding Y; Gokhale P; Lin SF; Rines R; Propson T; Chong FT, 2020, 'Systematic crosstalk mitigation for superconducting qubits via frequency-aware compilation', in Proceedings of the Annual International Symposium on Microarchitecture, MICRO, pp. 201 - 214,

Reports | 2017

Reynolds RC; Lin S, 2017, Nutritional analysis of select on-the-go drinks, Boost Juice Pty Ltd

Conference Posters | 2014

Lin S; Lewycka S; Taylor R, 2014, 'Trends in obesity and diabetes in Fiji, 1980-2011', Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, presented at 12th International Congress on Obesity, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, 17 March 2014 - 20 March 2014

Reports | 2014

Lin S, 2014, Human Resources for Health Country Profiles: Kiribati

Reports | 2014

Lin S, 2014, Human Resources for Health Country Profiles: Marshall Islands

Reports | 2014

Lin S, 2014, Human Resources for Health Country Profiles: Solomon Islands

Reports | 2014

Lin S, 2014, Human Resources for Health Country Profiles: Tonga

Conference Presentations | 2014

Mirzaei M; Lin S; Taylor R, 2014, 'Patterns of dietary fat consumption and coronary heart disease mortality: Trends from 50 countries, 1960-2010', presented at World Congress of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia, 04 May 2014 - 07 May 2014

Conference Presentations | 2014

Taylor RJ; Lin S, 2014, 'Trends in saturated fat intake in Pacific Island countries and territories, 1961-2009', presented at Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Workshop, Taipei, Taiwan, 24 September 2014 - 27 September 2014

Conference Posters | 2013

Lin S; Taylor R, 2013, 'Trends in obesity and diabetes prevalence in Fiji: 1980-2011', Hang Zhou, China, presented at Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Workshop, Hang Zhou, China, 29 October 2013 - 01 November 2013

Reports | 2013

Lin S, 2013, Human Resources for Health Country Profiles: Republic of Vanuatu

Reports | 2013

Lin S, 2013, Human Resources for Health Country Profiles: Tokelau

Conference Posters | 2011

Vita P; Colagiuri S; Davies D; Lin S; Williams M; Fiatarone-Singh M; Bauman A; King L, 2011, 'Socio-economic and psychosocial differences of participants in the Sydney Diabetes Prevention Program and predictors of weight loss', Adelaide, Australia, presented at Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society Annual Meeting, Adelaide, Australia, 20 October 2011 - 22 October 2011,

2020: Lowitja Institute Project Grant ($200,000)

Previous research projects have primarily focused on assessing the impact of population-based and/or community-driven disease prevention and control programs or investigating the epidemiology of chronic disease, often using secondary and administrative data. These previous projects include evaluation of a type 2 diabetes prevention program in NSW, community-controlled risk factor prevention activities delivered through primary care in Sri Lanka, and efficacy of cervical cancer screening programs using visual inspection through primary care in Fiji.

My current main research projects look further upstream in the causes of disease, known as the social determinants of health. I currently partner with an Aboriginal community organisation to evaluate their delivery of 'Yes, I Can!', Australia's first community-controlled literacy program for Aboriginal adults. My role in the collaboration is to use a combination of primary survey, secondary administrative and qualitative data to assess the individual and community-wide impacts of adult literacy programs on a range of health and social outcomes in Aboriginal people living in rural and remote western NSW and Central Australia.

My Research Supervision

James Obol, PhD candidate: Cervical cancer screening in two districts of Acholi sub-region in Uganda: accessibility, uptake and challenges to services
Rebecca Warren, PhD candidate: Investigating how caring for a loved one with cancer affects dietary behaviours in the carer

My Teaching

I have been teaching at UNSW since 2015 with experience in teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate public health students. Since 2018, I have been the Academic Advisor and a foundation academic in the PLuS Alliance Bachelor of International Public Health program. Within the program, I have taught and currently teach in the areas of epidemiology, chronic disease prevention and control, program evaluation, public health nutrition and physical activity, and advocacy.

This unique degree is delivered fully online in partnership with Arizona State University which has allowed me to establish myself as an experienced and innovative online teacher. There are strong relationships between my research and my teaching as I bring my research and real-world experience to my students through case studies, and using my skills as an educator to communicate effectively with communities to deliver, evaluate and advocate for population health programs. I also conduct education-related research in (i) the evaluation of online and digital learning tools in student engagement and (ii) investigating the delivery and effectiveness of public health advocacy training courses in Australia.

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